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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Bishop’s Blog – All Saints & All Souls Reflection
Bishop’s Reflections During the past week the Church universal witnessed the observance of two major feast days that remind us about the virtue of sainthood, reality of mortality and inevitably of death. Additionally, they also point us to life in the earthly realm...
Bishop’s Blog: Legacy of Gratitude
Diocese of Easton's Legacy of GratitudeGod’s Call! God’s Hope!God’s ‘Little Gem’ on Maryland’s Eastern Shore Last month we celebrated Diocesan Heritage month. I wanted to share with you some bullet points that I feel are key to understanding the importance and...
2021 Town Hall
2021 Heritage Month Offering Town Hall Zoom with Camp Wright, the Retreat House, the Bishop's Institute & St. Paul's Episcopal Center (SPEC) An important part of our Diocesan life together includes our many collaborative ministry partners. In case you missed our...
2021 Diocesan Heritage Month
October is Diocesan Heritage Month! In 2015 it was determined that the month of October would be designated as ‘Diocesan HeritageMonth’. As part of this year’s observance, we are asking that Sunday, October 24th be celebrated as“Essential Workers Sunday”. Essential...
Summer Photos – 2021 Around the Diocese
Bishop’s Pastoral Letter to the Diocesan Family
Bishop’s Pastoral Letter to the Diocesan Family “But take courage; I have conquered the world” John 16:33 You would recall that in my Pentecost Pastoral Advisory I concluded my communication with these words “on a note of personal privilege, I shall continue to wear...
Bishop’s Blog – Practice what we Preach
‘Practice what we Preach’“Be doers of the Word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves” (James 1:22) “Repent and believe in the good news!” These are the first words out of Jesus’ mouth in Mark’s gospel and they are meant as a summary of the entire gospel. But...
Bishop’s Pastoral Advisory on COVID-19: The Delta Variant
Bishop’s Pastoral Advisory on COVID-19 The Delta Variant The Diocese of Easton has maintained a robust and proactive response throughout the ongoing global COVID-19 Pandemic. As a diocese, we have been committed to remaining vigilant and steadfast to the science...
2021 Youth Pilgrimage : Trail 2 Truth
High School students around the Diocese are invited to join us at the Hillsboro Retreat House for a camp-out and conversation around what it means to "strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being" (Baptismal Covenant, BCP...
A Conversation on Racial Healing and Justice
About Dr. Meeks Catherine Meeks, PhD, is Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. Prior to the center's opening she chaired its precursor, Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism for the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. A...
Juneteenth Liturgy
A Liturgy Celebrating Juneteenth (Adapted from the Juneteenth Liturgy developed by the Diocese of California) Click here for a pdf version. Opening Acclamation Officiant: Blessed are you, holy and living OnePeople: You come to your people and set them free....
Bishop’s Blog – The Mind of a Steward
The Mind of the StewardA Partnership with God Theories abound as to why Scripture contains so many agricultural references. Scholars argue that it reflects the agricultural age of the time in which it was written or that agricultural metaphors were contextual for the...